License-plate holder



April 1 1924.. 1,489,220

A. KOLISTER LICENSE PLATE HOLDER Filed Oct. 6, 1922 2 Sheets Sheet 1 11 M o no f Ex 2 WITNESS: ATTORNEY April 1, 11924; 1,489,220

A. KOLISTER LICENSE PLATE HOLDER Filed Oct. 6, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In. a J 7 4 Z KOZwi/ 'af' WITNESS: AITORNEY Patented Apr. 1, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE.

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LICENSE-PLATE Herman.

Application filed Dctober B, 1922. Serial No. 592,815.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW KoLIs'rnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Athens, in the county of Athens and State a of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in- License-Plate Holders, of

trated in the accompanying drawings and s ecifically pointed out in the appended c aim.

- erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a fra entary view of an automobile showing t e invention in use.

Figure 2 is an enlarged front view of the device itself.

Figure 3 is a sectional view.

Figure 4 is a top plan view with parts broken away.

Figure 5 is a detail view showing the spring clips.

In these views 1 indicates a rectangular frame which is provided with the braces 2. This frame has riveted thereto the substantially U-shaped sprin cli 3 and it is provided with screw t 'rea ed holes 4.

A casing 5 has its square front 6 secured 4 to the frame by the screws 7, said casing tapering rearwardly where it is provided with a lamp socket 8 for receiving an electric bulb. A reflector 9 of substantially the same shape as the casingl has a flange at its front which enga t e spring chps 3. The flange is provi ed with a groove in same.

In describing'my invention in detail, refwhich islocated a gasket 10 against which rests a transparent member 11 and a license late 12 rests against the transparent memer, said plate having figures and letters thereon, as indicated at 13, said letters being formed in part of perforations 14 so that the light rays can pass through the The parts are held in position by a cap 15 which is fastened to the frame by the screws 7 which hold the casing to the frame. a

From the above it will be seen that the rays of 1i ht passing through the perforations in t e characters will illuminate the same and thus render the numbers and letters visible at a great distance. The transparent members may be made of difi'erent colors so that the characters will be colored.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of m invention will be readily apparent.

I diasire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A license plate holder com rising a casing, a frame located within t e casing and detachably connected with the open front thereof, a plurality of substantially U- shaped'sprin carriedby the frame, a reflector locate within the casing and having a grooved flange at its front which engages the springs, a gasket carried by the flange and arranged in the groove thereof, a transparent plate resting against the gasket, a perforated license plate engaging the transparent plate and a cap having a flange engaging the edges of the license plate and means for detachably connecting the cap with the casing and frame.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ANDREW KOLISTER. 

